Buffalo's LehrerDance opens the M&T Bank Dance Series at UB Center for the Arts on Oct. 6

by jmaloni

Press release

Thu, Sep 6th 2012 07:00 am

The Center for the
Arts, University at Buffalo, will present LehrerDance on Saturday,
Oct. 6, at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, located at the Center for
the Arts, North Campus. The performance is sponsored by M&T Bank.

For the first time
in its 14-year history, the M&T Bank Dance Series will include a
local company. LehrerDance, Buffalo's internationally renowned
professional dance company, will kick off the season with a concert
showcasing the company's trademark blend of artistry and
athleticism. The performance will feature three world premieres:
"Murmur," "Like 100 Men" and "Skeletons," as well as
three LehrerDance classics: "The Alliance," "Bridge and Tunnel"
and "A Ritual Dynamic."

LehrerDance is an
inspiring and innovative professional dance company based in Buffalo.
Under the direction of Jon Lehrer, the company showcases unique
choreography and embodies his definitive style. Lehrer's extensive
background in both the modern and jazz dance idioms fosters
choreography that is organic, artistic, accessible and often
humorous, reflecting life experience and the human condition.

Tickets for
LehrerDance are available at the Center Box Office andwww.tickets.com. To charge
tickets, call 1-888-223-6000. For more information, call 716-645-2787
or visit www.ubcfa.org.